SAPO to challenge case closure of ex-MP Smirnov
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office will appeal the closure of the criminal proceedings against the former Poltava Regional Council deputy from the Servant of the People party, Oleksandr Smirnov, and his cousin, Tetyana Polishko, due to the absence of elements of a crime in their actions.
This was reported by the press service of the SAPO, but it did not indicate the names of the accused.
As is known, the High Anti-Corruption Court found Smirnov guilty and sentenced him to 5 years in prison. At the same time, his cousin Tatyana Polishko was acquitted due to lack of evidence of a criminal offense. The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court left this verdict unchanged. However, the Supreme Court ordered a retrial of the case in the AC of the HACC. The court closed the case for the second time.
The SAPO prosecutor will appeal the decision to close the case against the former deputy of the Poltava Regional Council and his relative. The corresponding cassation appeal will be sent to the Supreme Court in the near future. In view of this, the SAPO prosecutor will defend his position in the Supreme Court
Alexander Smirnov is a figure in the EBK database.
As a reminder, NABU and SAPO reported suspicions of Poltava Regional Council deputy Oleksandr Smirnov in misappropriation of funds. Also suspected along with him are his cousin and a consultant to the department for ensuring the activities of the executive management of the Poltava Regional Council.
According to the investigation, Smirnov took possession of funds from the Poltava Regional Council, which were allocated to help vulnerable citizens living in the Poltava region (about 200,000 hryvnias per deputy). Smirnov, in collusion with a consultant from the department for ensuring the activities of the executive management of the Poltava Regional Council, sent 100,000 hryvnias of this amount to his cousin. The money in the account was seized.
